of lansing



thereowhicli will enable. others to make and use the WILLIAM WoonHoUse, bearing date the 13th lday of April, i869.` s

-Figure 1 of thcdmwings represents `the fork closed,

. `1`H,in the drawings, is a castor runalleable-ironhead,

lfzitd ,iztirs wenn A. PARK, or A1..'iN'sING,y MICHIGAN, Assi WILLIAM WOODHOUSEUF SAME PLACE.

'L Leiters Patent 'Nah-1,909,

GNOR To HIMSELF AND Imi softwares, Iseo.

Honsri HAY-ront'.

Be it known that L J. A. PARK, of Lansing, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improve-- Y' ments in House Hay-Forks; and VIdohereby declare `-that the thllowingis a full', clear, vand exact description saine, vreference helngthad to the accompanying dmwings, and to th'e letters oi' reference markedthereou.

Like letters indicate like parts. Y This invention had i'or its object to improve the fork for which a patent was granted to J. A. PARK and and in'its position when-in the hay.

Figure' 2repiesentsthe' fork' ope'n;"'a'nd in its posi' tion when ready to be'inserted -in the hay. The prong A is inserted as far as the shield G,i1pon which the operator'maystahd to press and bind down the hay with his whole weight. I

prong B describes the are of a circle, having-its joint, B', as its centre; thas it is very easily inserted waiter the first pmng is in, and the hay is thereby very "lightly bound when the i'ork is closed.- I

Fig. 1 of the drawings shows the prongs crossed near` their points,l which allows the hay to be taken up i'rom the floor or wagon comparatively clean, 'as the ends, so I far as they 4cross hy 'each othcr, ean berun under it nearly horizontally in opposite directions.

Ii the hay is not of sutiicientdepth to allow -the 'ibrk v tovbe filled full to the shield, a .small amount cau be taken up with facility.Y j

to which the prong B is rivetedrigidly.

The'head is providedivith a ri|'ig, 1t, for the hoist ing-rope X, andwith an ear, E, which, is drilled through and rimmed ont. to form a smooth rounded surfacc over which` the dumping-rope D may be pulled, with- Vont .causing undue, friction when unlockingthe fork.

. -Theilead H'of'the lererL is secured loosely, by a rivet or its equivalent, in arecess'in-thehead H, which recess is so frmedas to allowthe lleiza'arj'to lie-raised` from being by the trip-cord D-suiiciently-highto unlock the fork,

down further than is necessary.

ness of the head 1I ot thezeateh' or lever L.

.'lhe stops 2 and M on thehead,pre'rehtvthefork opened and closed further than is necessary. I 'I 'lhe shield C is securedto the prong A by rivets, rigidly, `below the joint B';'and the shield is oii'setted Vfrom the prong, for the purpose of admitting'the head H between the two parts, to thereby ineke a more' securejoint. w Y

A bolt, l', passes` through all vthree parts, and can be screwed up tight; howcver,it maybe leftloose enough to allow the iork to be easily opened.

The shield ,C reaches slightly beyond the opposite pmng B of the fork, and is provided with an additional rail, e', tp widen it, as shown in the drawings, or the shield maybe provided withA extra parallel prongs, one on each or either side'. o

I disclaim in this specillcation the general shape of the head H, and providing it wit-h the stop 2 and ear E, except placing the llat-ter below the hoisting-ling. 1 also disclaim the relative position and shape of the prongs, and the -mzu'nier in which they are inserted, as

I believe these thingstohe all covered by the patent hereinbeibre alluded to; but

What I do claim as new,'and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I 1.` Providing the fork with a shield, @secured to one side of it, when constructed and made to substantially as and for the purpose set fort-h.

2; The combination and arrangement of the shield4 C, prongs Band B', `lever L, and the ear or socket E,

when all constructed substantially as and for the-pnrr.' A. PARK.

pose set forth.

Witnesses :i

WM. WoonHoUsE, ORANG BUTLER.

while, at the saine time, .the said lever cannot drop operate v 

